Domestic Hits in Lithuanian Film Market

VILNIUS: Lithuania continues to hold the leading position in the region in terms of domestic films market share, which grew from 16.49% in 2013 to 23% in 2014. The top…
12-02-2015

Three Brothers Tops Last Year´s Czech Cinema Attendance

PRAGUE: In 2014, Czech films maintained an enviable position on the Czech distribution market. There were 32 Czech feature films and 23 documentaries released in 2014 and seven Czech films…
12-02-2015

FESTIVALS: New Progamme for Film Student Directors at Karlovy Vary

KARLOVY VARY: European Film Promotion is launching a new programme at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival called Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow. The focus will be launched…
12-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Under Electric Clouds

BERLIN: Russian director Alexei German Jr presents some vitally important universal messages that we need to hear in his Berlin competition entry Under Electric Clouds making it all the more…
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Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Kahn Filming on Location in Croatia

ZAGREB: One of India's most famous superstars, Shah Rukh Kahn, is acting in Croatia. Kahn is considered one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a fan following…
11-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Berlinale Residency Opens for Applications

BERLIN: A new application round has opened for the Berlinale Residency 2015/2016.
11-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Body

BERLIN: Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska delves into the very blackest of comedy territory indeed for her film Body that looks at the meaning of life, death and coping with loss.
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American Filmmaker Roger M. Richards to Direct Sarajevo Roses

SARAJEVO: American filmmaker and photographer Roger M. Richards will make a new documentary about the Bosnian war, told through the eyes of Dr. Asim Haracic, a medic on the frontlines…
10-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Scope50 Launches at the Berlinale

BERLIN: Scope50, a VOD platform for films that have premiered at recent film festivals but have yet to be picked up for distribution in the European Union, is being launched…
10-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Knight of Cups

BERLIN: Much admired and for many years silent director Terrence Malick seems to be making up for all those years of absence from filmmaking by directing a constant string of…
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Ida Wins BAFTA Award

Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida has once again stolen the show, winning the BAFTA for Film not in the English Language in 2015.
09-02-2015

Transilvania Film Fund and Financial Incentives to Attract Producers to Cluj

BUCHAREST: Transilvania Film Fund, the first regional film fund in Romania, will support feature films, short films, documentaries and initiatives related to professional development. Financial incentives will be granted by…
09-02-2015

Deadline Approaches for Maia Workshops 2015

Now in its 10th year, Maia Workshops is an intensive European training programme for international fiction and documentary emerging producers. The deadline for applications is 27 February 2015.
09-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Polish Russian Ukrainian Coproduction in Berlinale Competition

Russian-Ukrainian-Polish co-production “Under Electric Clouds”, co-produced by Dariusz Jablonski’s Apple Film Production together with Polish Television led by chairman Julius Braun, with support from Janusz Zanussi’s TOR Film Studio. The…
09-02-2015